ADDING COLOR TO PETFFOD
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Red palm oil is colorand heat-stable,
flavor-neutral and can
be used as a problemfree substitute for
synthetic colorings like
beta carotene, says
Sternchemie.
free substitute for synthetic colorings like beta carotene.
Sethness is the world's leading manufacturer of liquid
and powdered caramel color for the petfood industry. Used
in many types of petfoods, Sethness Caramel Color is
available in a wide range of strengths and hues to achieve
colors from light yellows to deep browns. From minimally
processed Class I Caramel Colors to acid-stable Class IV
Caramel Colors (for gravies and sauces), Sethness provides
an extensive line of products to fit a variety of petfood
TABLE 1. NATURAL SOURCES OF ADDED
COLOR IN PETFOODS
Photo credit: D.D. Williamson
application needs including Organic Caramel Colors and
non-GMO Caramel Colors made from cane sugar. Sethness
also offers clean label opportunities by reducing or replacing
certain FD&C dyes in petfoods.
Some dry petfood manufacturers choose caramel color
to reduce the use of synthetics. Caramel color alone can
replace a combination of three certified colors-FD&C Red
#40 (Allura), FD&C Yellow #6 (Sunset) and FD&C Blue
#2-which blended together can make brown. The result
is a product with a cleaner label and a meaty appearance,
according to DDW Color. Using caramel to replace synthetics
also solves a common problem in digestion that occurs when
the body absorbs red colors, leaving the blue and yellow to
show a "green effect" in pet stools.
D.D. Williamson's liquid and powdered caramel products
range from pale yellow to reddish-brown to medium-brown
to nearly black. In Europe and other regions, processors may
use burnt sugar as a flavor that provides incidental coloring
to petfoods. DDW also offers a full line of liquid and
powdered burnt sugars. ■
KAHL Extruder
for the Production of Petfood
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AMANDUS KAHL GmbH & Co. KG, Dieselstrasse 5-9, D-21465 Reinbek / Hamburg, Phone: +49 40 727 71 0, Fax: +49 40 727 71 100
info@amandus-kahl-group.de, www.akahl.de
April 2014
PetfoodIndustry

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